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TORONTO — A Canadian cinephile will attempt to set a world record at this year's Toronto International Film Festival by watching 80 movies in 11 days – even if it breaks his concession stand budget.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel Regional Police say their homicide bureau is investigating after a man died of a gunshot wound in Brampton, Ont., early Friday morning. Police say they responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle just before 1 a.m.

TORONTO — Guy Maddin has built a career helming bewildering, dreamlike, avant-garde films, but the Winnipeg auteur's new dark political comedy “Rumours” may be his most accessible work yet.

OTTAWA — The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $2.9 billion over the first three months of the fiscal year. The result compared with a $3.

TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has completed the first step in its investment in KeyCorp with the acquisition of a 4.9 per cent stake in the U.S. bank. The Canadian bank says it paid US$17.17 per share or about US$800 million for the stake.

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says an orangutan managed to leave its outdoor habitat before it was returned without incident. The zoo says Kembali the orangutan accessed an area just outside of its habitat Thursday evening.

OTTAWA — It is already more cost effective over the long term to buy an electric vehicle than a gas-powered model, but the savings must get substantially higher if Canada is to meet its EV sales targets, the parliamentary budget office concluded in a

OTTAWA — Travis Green said the Ottawa Senators need to focus on more than scoring goals this season. The Senators' new head coach said the young NHL team needs to approach the upcoming campaign around building a strong team culture and identity.

TORONTO — Canada's largest public school board says identifying information about some students may have been exposed in a recent cyberattack.

A suspect in the murder of a Toronto-area woman whose burned remains were found earlier this month has fled Canada, police said Thursday, adding an international dimension to the weeks-long investigation.